(19)
(11) EP 1 271 125 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/01

(21) Application number: 02014014.1

(22) Date of filing: 27.06.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01N 1/28, G01N 33/49
// G01N33/50, G01N29/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 29.06.2001 JP 2001197706

(71) Applicant: Sysmex Corporation
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-0073 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tamura, Yoshiyuki
    Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-2242 (JP)
  • Nakaya, Masanori
    Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-2103 (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


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